tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post502718058744772948..comments2024-03-18T10:37:36.738+00:00Comments on demography.matters.blog: Russian Demographics - Something Stirring in the EastUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-19844897542835669602011-09-17T09:01:40.189+00:002011-09-17T09:01:40.189+00:00It has to be a combination of deals and deeds,plus...It has to be a combination of deals and deeds,plus the overiding factors of making <b>Russia an attractive place to stay and work <i>alongwith making immigration easier and shorter</i></b>MHN Paréehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05325173796821702932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-7131883866974013272011-06-04T04:35:51.984+00:002011-06-04T04:35:51.984+00:00I'm posting on behalf of Sergey Slobodyan, who...I'm posting on behalf of Sergey Slobodyan, who can't because of technical issues:<br /><br />A couple of comments on Kumo (2010) who's rather sceptical regarding<br />pronatal policy's effect on Russian fertility.<br /><br />His argument is based on: a) no effect of current income variable on probability of having a child, using RMLS 1994-2004 data; b) the fact that politicians akarlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08322298490656235467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-41241459165814782242011-05-25T10:25:54.863+00:002011-05-25T10:25:54.863+00:00AIDS is not a big culprit in Russian mortality, al...AIDS is not a big culprit in Russian mortality, although it used to be trendy to think it was going to be. It is limited, as one expect, to IV drug users and street prostitutes, which are overlapping groups. The high incidence of AIDS in Africa is a result of very specific local features and is very unusual.<br /><br />Also,old Russian emd are not a rare sight. Hyperbole does not help. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-1483805058347118892011-05-25T08:26:01.484+00:002011-05-25T08:26:01.484+00:00I predicted this all back in 2008.
http://www.sub...I predicted this all back in 2008.<br /><br />http://www.sublimeoblivion.com/2008/07/21/editorial-demography-iii-faces-of-the-future/akarlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08322298490656235467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-48465227903753203032011-05-25T06:55:10.318+00:002011-05-25T06:55:10.318+00:00Hi all, I just have a side question: do you know g...Hi all, I just have a side question: do you know good references documenting the whole of women and/or health policies in the former Soviet Union? I've been always amused about how an authoritarian regime was so "advanced" in these matters (or at least this is what I am getting). Thank you, Antonio.Antonio Pedrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705595225921643223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-90456168398735663642011-05-25T06:53:20.552+00:002011-05-25T06:53:20.552+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Antonio Pedrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705595225921643223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-1142091579086467812011-05-25T04:50:35.216+00:002011-05-25T04:50:35.216+00:00All these graphs... yet whenever I hear of 'BR...All these graphs... yet whenever I hear of 'BRIC', I think of the most fundamental and simple number: the actual population sizes. Why is Russia being grouped with two countries each 10x its size? Why do you in turn bring up Chile, itself a tenth or less than the population of Russia and Brazil, and around 1% the population of India? What's the point of these groupings?Damien Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13321329197063620556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-83051578912618022862011-05-25T03:58:01.128+00:002011-05-25T03:58:01.128+00:00One thing to note about the very high death rate a...One thing to note about the very high death rate among middle-aged men is that it has a negligible effect on the fertility rate. It's not as if young women were dying at a high rate.<br /><br />PeterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-76859380591890301932011-05-23T08:38:26.545+00:002011-05-23T08:38:26.545+00:00"The only two other countries which have seen..."The only two other countries which have seen their fertility levels rebound from below 1.5 are Denmark and France."<br /><br />France never reached the level below 1.5. The lowest point was around 1993-1994 at 1.6, but most of the 80's and 90's France was close to 1.8.bennoreply@blogger.com